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Ditto in Whitby – excellent food and a pleasant change from fish and chips

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Apr 113 min read

Ditto in Whitby – excellent food and a pleasant change from fish and chips

Whilst in Whitby for a few days, we decided on our last night to have a change from pub grub or fish and chips. After googling...

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Yorkshire's Top 5 Picnic Spots revealed in new study - do you agree?

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Aug 10, 20227 min read

Yorkshire's Top 5 Picnic Spots revealed in new study - do you agree?

A survey by our friends Hampers by Dellie about Yorkshire's picnic spots was recently published - see the article below. But what do you...

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The Man Behind the Curtain – innovative dishes with more than a touch of theatre...

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Feb 20, 20224 min read

The Man Behind the Curtain – innovative dishes with more than a touch of theatre...

For a vibrant city the size of Leeds, you would expect it to have more than just one Michelin starred restaurant. But The Man Behind the...

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The Magpie Cafe - Yorkshire's best fish & chips? Discuss!

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Feb 11, 20224 min read

The Magpie Cafe - Yorkshire's best fish & chips? Discuss!

The Magpie Café in Whitby is a bit of a Yorkshire Institution and its popularity can be seen by the queues which form outside most...

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Skosh – a delicious small plate sharing experience in York

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Aug 6, 20213 min read

Skosh – a delicious small plate sharing experience in York

Having arrived back in Yorkshire after a week’s holiday in Northumberland, we still had a Friday off. To end our break in style I had...

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Apr 18, 20212 min read

Hail the Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle

It’s that time of year again, when Rhubarb features on the menu again. But its not just rhubarb crumbles or pies, Chefs are now using...

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Yorkshire Chorizo Jam – too good to be true…

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Feb 20, 20212 min read

Yorkshire Chorizo Jam – too good to be true…

I’d bought a jar of Chorizo Jam whilst conducting a food tour of the Yorkshire Dales for some clients during the summer during a stop off...

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timbarber

Nov 22, 20203 min read

Old Peculier Ale – What’s in a name?

Theakston’s Brewey based in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham has been brewing ale since 1827. It is still run by direct family...

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The story behind Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker's new name?

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Jun 10, 20203 min read

The story behind Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker's new name?

It’s no secret amongst my friends that I am a fan of Timothy Taylor’s beers – with Landlord and Boltmaker being particular favourites....

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Filey Bay – Yorkshire’s First Single Malt Whisky

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Apr 29, 20202 min read

Filey Bay – Yorkshire’s First Single Malt Whisky

I was lucky enough to take a tour of the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery in Hunmanby on the Yorkshire Coast early in 2019. It was a great...

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A Yorkshire Classic - A focus on Wensleydale Cheese

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Apr 3, 20203 min read

A Yorkshire Classic - A focus on Wensleydale Cheese

Named after one of the northern Yorkshire Dales, Wensleydale cheese has a long history with the Dale. The cheese itself has been made in...

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Apr 1, 20202 min read

Harrogate Blue - award winning cheese

Whenever I have friends up to visit particularly from down South, its always good to put together a bit of a Yorkshire cheeseboard. There...

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The Owl, Leeds Kirkgate Market - a review

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Mar 30, 20204 min read

The Owl, Leeds Kirkgate Market - a review

Back in November 2019, I read an interesting review from the restaurant critic Grace Dent in The Guardian about a new restaurant which...

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Henderson’s Relish – “Like Worcester Sauce but a million times better”

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Mar 30, 20202 min read

Henderson’s Relish – “Like Worcester Sauce but a million times better”

And who are we to argue when Matt Helders, drummer in the Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys raves on about one of his favourite Yorkshire...

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timbarber

Mar 27, 20201 min read

Botham’s of Whitby – A fine Plum Bread

Elizabeth Botham set up her bakery in the ancient fishing port of Whitby over 150 years ago, selling her bread and cakes from a basket...

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